वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-5, chapter-33, verse-1

तां तु राम कथां श्रुत्वा वैदेही वानरर्षभात् ।
उवाच वचनं सान्त्वमिदं मधुरया गिरा ॥१॥

1. tāṃ tu rāma kathāṃ śrutvā vaidehī vānararṣabhāt ,
uvāca vacanaṃ sāntvamidaṃ madhurayā girā.

1. tām tu rāma kathām śrutvā vaidehī vānara-ṛṣabhāt
uvāca vacanam sāntvam idam madhurayā girā

1. vaidehī tu vānara-ṛṣabhāt tām rāma kathām śrutvā
madhurayā girā idam sāntvam vacanam uvāca

1. Having heard that story of Rāma from the best of monkeys, Vaidehī spoke these comforting words with a sweet voice.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

• तु (tu) - however (mild emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• राम (rāma) - Rāma's (story) (Rāma)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale, narrative)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā) (Sītā (princess of Videha))

• वानर-ऋषभात् (vānara-ṛṣabhāt) - from the best of monkeys (Hanumān) (from the best of monkeys, from the chief of monkeys)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said, told)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word (word, speech, saying)

• सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - comforting (soothing, comforting, gentle)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• मधुरया (madhurayā) - with a sweet (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

• गिरा (girā) - with a voice (voice, speech, word)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (story) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - however (mild emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

राम (rāma) - Rāma's (story) (Rāma)

(proper noun)

masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a celebrated prince, son of Daśaratha and husband of Sītā)

Note: nominal stem form, functioning adjectivally or as part of a compound

कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed by adding -tvā to the root

Root: śru (class 5)

वैदेही (vaidehī) - Vaidehī (Sītā) (Sītā (princess of Videha))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidehī

vaidehī - a princess of Videha, Sītā (daughter of Janaka)

वानर-ऋषभात् (vānara-ṛṣabhāt) - from the best of monkeys (Hanumān) (from the best of monkeys, from the chief of monkeys)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vānara-ṛṣabha

vānara-ṛṣabha - best of monkeys, chief of monkeys

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛṣabha)

• vānara – monkey, ape
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said, told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, declaration

सान्त्वम् (sāntvam) - comforting (soothing, comforting, gentle)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāntva

sāntva - soothing, comforting, gentle, conciliatory

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

मधुरया (madhurayā) - with a sweet (sweet, pleasant, delightful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, delightful, charming

गिरा (girā) - with a voice (voice, speech, word)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - voice, speech, word, praise

Root: gṛ

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